Bryan Clay
Bryan Clay
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clayis an American decathlete. He was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth3 January 1980
CityAustin, TX
CountryUnited States of America
let-me decathlon
I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.
morning knowing wake-up
It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off.
happy home medals silver
I am just happy to still be in the medals to be going home with another silver medal.
performance
I'm very, very disappointed with my performance here.
arthritis body feeling morning wake
I wake up every morning feeling like I have arthritis -- my body does not work,
dreaming dreams glad since starting
I've been dreaming about this since I was a little kid, since I was 8 years old. I'm just glad these dreams are starting to come true.
call class doctors joint people prevent talking though treat
Even though I'm what people call a 'world-class athlete,' I have to do all the same things doctors are talking about (to prevent and treat joint pain),
beat competition great
It was just a great competition that I had with Roman. It's always great to beat the king,
mentally physically roller throughout trying
For decathletes, our event goes all throughout the day so you're trying to go up and down and up and down emotionally and physically and you know mentally you're just on a roller coaster.
figure
For so long I wanted to win the gold medal. Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.
hurt giving trying
Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.
blessed impact people
I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.
sports life-changing thinking
If I look what sport has done in my life, I don't think there's any doubt that sport can change lives.
moving size matter
It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.